1983 Copa América


The 1983 Copa América football tournament was played between August 10 and November 4, with all ten CONMEBOL members participating. Defending champions Paraguay received a bye into the semi-finals.

Squads

Group stage

The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Paraguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Semi-finals

Uruguay won 2-1 on aggregate.
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Aggregate tied 1-1: Brazil won on a drawing of lots.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Result

Goal scorers

With three goals, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Roberto Dinamite and Carlos Aguilera are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal